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U Štutgartu sam najviše voleo Mercedesov muzej In Stuttgart I most like the Mercedes Museum

KO JE FILIP? Filip Kostić je krajem jula 2016. postao najskuplji fudbaler u istoriji Hamburgera, šampiona Evrope iz 1983. i šesto- strukog prvaka Nemačke. Taj klub je za našeg asa izdvojio 14 miliona evra, što je rekordan transfer u njihovoj istoriji. Kostić je u Hamburg stigao iz Štutgarta, koji ga je kupio od holandskog Groningena. Nastupao je za mladu reprezen- taciju Srbije, a pogodak koji je postigao u nadoknadi vre- mena na meču sa Španijom odveo je „orliće“ na Evropsko prvenstvo. Za seniorsku reprezentaciju Srbije debitovao je 7. juna 2015. protiv Azerbejdžana. Ima mesto u prvom ti- mu Srbije kao jedan od naših najboljih fudbalera. WHO IS FILIP? In late July 2016, Filip Kostić became the most expensi- ve footballer in the history of Hamburger SV, the European champions of 1983 and six-time German champions. This club set aside 14 million euros to buy our ace, a record tran- sfer fee in the club’s history. Kostić arrived in Hamburg via Stuttgart, which had bought him from Dutch club FC Gro- ningen. He has played for the Serbian junior national team, and the goal that he scored in injury time against Spain bo- oked a place for the “Little Eagles” in the European Cham- pionships. He made his debut for Serbia’s senior national team on 7 th June 2015 against Azerbaijan. He has his own place in Serbia’s first team, as one of our best players.

with many ships and ferries. The River El- be is one of the symbols of Hamburg, lo- cated at the confluence of the rivers Alster and Bille. The riverbanks are connected by bridges, an old tunnel and a new one that goes under the river. Hamburg has as many as 2,500 bridges and canals, the most in Europe – more than Venice, Am- sterdam and London combined. Beyond the city, there are also beautiful little vil- lages with luxury villas. It is visited by a large number of tourists throughout the year, and they have a lot to see. Here I feel like I am at home. Unlike Stuttgart, I got used to Hamburg quick- ly. After all, that was the third time I had moved home. We have a large number of fans who always follow us, not just when we play at home, but also when we play away, which is great and feels very good for me personally. They are devoted to the club. The atmosphere is boiling hot prior to every match, regard- less of who we’re playing against. When

it comes to socialising with people from our area, there is more of that in Stutt- gart, but there are also our people liv- ing in Hamburg. I like hanging out with our people, of course, which is also one of the reasons why I feel right at home. I previously spent most of my time with Alen Halilović and Emir Spahić, but they unfortunately left the club this winter, so I’m the only Balkan native left.

DIRECT FLIGHT TO TREAT NOSTALGIA

After so many years of playing football, first in the Netherlands and now in Ger- many, I’ve grown accustomed to planes, as I really spend a lot of time in the air. Serbia is not far away from me, so I can arrive quickly. Stuttgart was only an hour and 20 minutes away, while Hamburg is 30 minutes further. But I have a direct flight and arrive in no time, whenever I desire my Serbia.

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